Taça das Nações

The Taça das Nações (Portuguese for: Cup of Nations ) was an international soccer tournament in which four major soccer nations took part. It took place in Brazil in 1964 on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Brazilian Football Association. Argentina , Portugal and England were invited . The games took place in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo in late May / early June.

The tournament also served the nations to determine their position two years before the football World Cup in England. Argentina won all games and won the tournament.

table

team	Points	Games	victory	Indecisive	defeat	Gates	Goals conceded	difference
Argentina	6th	3	3	0	0	6th	0	+6
Brazil	4th	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4
Portugal	1	3	0	1	2	2	7th	−5
England	1	3	0	1	2	2	7th	−5

A win brought two points and a draw one.

Games

Brazil - England 5: 1 (1: 0)
May 30, 1964 in the Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro
Goals: Brazil : Rinaldo (2), Pelé , Julinho , Roberto Dias , England : Jimmy Greaves

Argentina - Portugal 2: 0 (0: 0)
May 31, 1964 in the Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro
Goals: Argentina : Alfredo Rojas , Alberto Rendo

Brazil-Argentina 0: 3 (0: 1)
June 3, 1964 in Pacaembu Stadium , São Paulo
Goals: Argentina : Roberto Telch (2), Ermindo Onega

England-Portugal 1: 1 (0: 1)
June 4, 1964 in Pacaembu Stadium , São Paulo
Goals: England : Roger Hunt , Portugal : Fernando Peres

Argentina-England 1: 0 (0: 0)
June 6, 1964 in the Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro
Goal: Argentina : Alfredo Rojas

Brazil-Portugal 4: 1 (2: 1)
June 7, 1964 at the Maracanã Stadium , Rio de Janeiro
Goals: Brazil : Jairzinho (2), Pelé , Gérson , Portugal : Mário Coluna

Individual evidence

1. ^ Matthew Taylor: The association game: a history of British football . Pearson Education, 2007, ISBN 0-582-50596-8 .

Web links

• Pablo Ciullini: Nations' Cup (Brazil 1964) - Match Details , Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation , 2013-07-25
• Chris Goodwin, Glen Isherwood: Taça das Nações, Brazil 1964 , England Football Online, 2010-03-14